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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Moon Halo is a Southington, Connecticut band formed in 2020 that brings gothic atmosphere into a progressive metal framework, favoring dark, emotive songwriting alongside shifting arrangements. Their approach blends the melodrama of gothic metal with the structural ambitions of the progressive tradition.
Moon Shine is a progressive metal band from Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy, formed in 2012. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition and creative depth.
Moon Summoner is a Des Moines, Iowa project formed in 2023 fusing post-black metal's melodic expansiveness with progressive metal's structural complexity and hardcore's raw intensity. The combination makes for an ambitious sound that refuses easy categorization within any single extreme metal camp.
Moon Tooth is a Long Island progressive metal band formed in 2013, known for sophisticated songwriting that incorporates jazz-influenced rhythms, soulful vocal performances, and dynamic shifts that reward patient listeners. They have built a devoted following through relentless touring and a sound that feels genuinely distinct within American progressive metal.
Moondive is a power/progressive metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, formed in 2022. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Moonlapse is a progressive metal band from Fargo, North Dakota, active since 2015 in one of the more unlikely cities for the genre. Their sound reaches beyond the Great Plains toward the sophisticated, technically demanding progressive metal of bands that prioritize composition and arrangement over sheer brutality.
Moonlight Circus is a epic power/progressive metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2024. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition and creative depth.
Moonlit is a progressive and folk metal band from Sauerland, Germany, formed in 2018. They weave folk instrumentation into progressive metal frameworks, creating intricate and atmospheric compositions.
A progressive death metal band from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, formed in 2025, merging the technical complexity of prog with death metal's crushing weight in what appears to be an early but ambitious entry into the scene.
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